encampment
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Teacher Ignacio Ismael died on May 26 after suffering health complications while at the encampment near the historic center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
When city authorities dismantled an encampment along the side of a railway line last month, he couldn't find housing for everyone.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The white-robed pilgrims on buses or on foot arrived at the sprawling encampment in Mina after performing the "tawaf" -- walking seven times around the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Those aboard the train had been on their way to Quetta's main railway station from a nearby military encampment, officials said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
About two hundred yards away, just across the river, was some sort of military encampment.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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